Staff Writer & Assistant Editor
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Area | London, England |
| Sector | Editorial |
| Salary | £25000 |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | JR6789 |
| Job Views | 879 |
- Description
- A B2B events company with a strong reputation and one of the most popular websites in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries is looking for a writer and assistant editorial manager.
No industry experience necessary: we are looking for an ability to learn fast, write thoughtfully, work hard as part of a team, take responsibility and manage social media feeds.
The ideal candidate will show the ability to produce a range of article types (news, interviews, features, etc.) and be comfortable sub-editing other writer's work for accuracy and quality. They will demonstrate good organisations skills and an ability to hit deadlines.
Based in the Shoreditch, London office, we expect time to be split equally between writing articles and editing/managing/promotional activities.
Responsible for:
- Writing 5-6 pieces per month
- - Commissioning additional articles from a team of external freelancers
- - Managing external freelancers
- - Sub-editing articles prior to publication for accuracy and quality
- - Uploading all articles to our website, sourcing images, etc.
- - Posting social media updates
- - Maintaining a busy editorial calendar
- - Monitoring readership
- - Liaise with colleagues to decide upcoming content
- - Attending occasional conferences and face-to-face interviews
· Liaising with Editor on overall direction, style, tone and creation of ‘campaigns’
· Keeping abreast of industry developments and being an active contributor to other areas.
The recruitment process will include interviews and at least one written exercise.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-respected, fast growing company and move your Journalism career forward. If you have the skills we seek, we’d love to hear from you. Please send a WORD not pdf CV now!